Menoman

ya, truth is Laz is correct.

yet.... so is everyone else, my co-worker had his car stolen at about 2 in the morning, night-shift, from the parking lot at work... he called police b/c when he went outside, he saw the car ripping out of the parking lot, police were called within 2-3 minutes of seeing this.

He told them which way they went and they said they only had 2 officers on duty and they were not in the area, and were busy at the moment. Less than 15 minutes later I went to the gas station, (and a little joy ride during break coz hell maybe I'd see the car parked off the road someplace?)

One cop was sitting in a parking lot, he could be radaring the state route about 200 yards away, but his lights were off, and he was just sitting in his car.

The other police officer was inside the gas station I always stop at, reading a paper (not eatting a donut too bad tho) and talking with the cashier. I stayed there for about 10 minutes, 5 walking around, 5 just sitting in my car eatting the sandwich I bought.

When I left the one in the gas station was still bullshitting, the other was gone. It was actually the cop in the parking lot who showed up about 2 hours later.

I also know when the police shifts switch in my town, and it sure as hell isn't 2 o'clock, they run swing shifts, but they still change at the same times everyday.

Anyway, it happens, and it happens more often than they'd want you to believe. But I hardly think it's "rampant" across everyplace.

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